Looking at those start dates, it would appear that a commercial start closer to Christmas is on the cards. That would at least give a quick burst of activity leading up to and post Christmas.
February might be a bit grim, unless one of the destinations was within reach of a Ski destination.
w.r.t the Blue Fox operation, fundamentally flawed ( wrong airport, business model that struggled to stand up to scrutiny and ultimately lack of the proper finance). Some big hitters put their name behind it though. Even got some training started......